Chennai Express director Rohit Shetty feels that Deepika Padukone was the real shining star of his 2013 blockbuster movie and we stand divided among ourselves upon his opinion. What is your take on this?

Action filmmaker and Simmba director Rohit Shetty, in a recent interview, stated that Deepika Padukone, not Shah Rukh Khan, was the shining star in his 2013 hit movie Chennai Express. The Dilwale director said that for him, Chennai Express was a Deepika Padukone's movie and she even got the maximum credit for the film.

Watch this clip of film critic Anupama Chopra in a conversation with the Singham director below wherein he gets real candid about his opinion on his hit movies Golmaal and Chennai Express. On being asked if he would ever have a really strong woman character, he told Film Companion, "For me, Chennai Express was not a Shah Rukh film. People forget that. For me, Golmaal 3 was not an Ajay Devgn film. It was a Kareena Kapoor, Ratna Pathak and Mithun Chakraborty film. That’s how you write. Because it’s a commercial film, people don’t go for that theory." Also Read: Rohit Shetty reveals why he didn't keep Ajay Devgn's cameo in Simmba a secret - watch video

After listening to what Rohit Shetty has to say, we stand divided among ourselves, as to whether or not we agree with his stance on one of our favourite SRK movies. What do you feel, who was the real shining star of the movie - Deepika Padukone or Shah Rukh Khan?

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